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Thu, 29 September 2022

Articles tagged with: Betting and Gaming Council

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20 Jun Social affairs

Top charities to share £1.2 million after bookies donate profits from flagship race

Some of the UK’s top charities have landed a huge donation after bookies handed over all their profits from a flagship race.

New regulations must not damage the vital economic and cultural contribution made by betting and gaming companies

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06 Jun Communities

New regulations must not damage the vital economic and cultural contribution made by betting and gaming companies

Levelling up the United Kingdom is one of the Government’s top priorities. In light of this, the Betting and Gaming Council, the standards body for the regulated betting and gaming industry has partnered with The Purpose Coalition to highlight the key role that the sector is playing to support the levelling up agenda.

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01 Jun Economy

Bookies to celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by donating profits from flagship Royal Ascot Race

Britain’s bookies will mark this year’s Queen’s Jubilee in by donating all profits from the Britannia Stakes race at Royal Ascot to some of the UK’s top charities.

Betting and Gaming Industry unites to announce Safer Gambling Week 2022 and pledge to build on last year's record-breaking success

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26 May Social affairs

Betting and Gaming Industry unites to announce Safer Gambling Week 2022 and pledge to build on last year's record-breaking success

This year’s Safer Gambling Week event will run from 17th – 23rd October 2022 and will see the whole industry coming together in a concerted effort to further promote safer gambling messages, the tools available to customers to stay in control and the help and support available to those who champion higher standards.

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23 May Economy

Nearly two-thirds of punters warn that forcing limits on their betting will drive them to the black market

Latest polling by YouGov found nearly two thirds of punters (65%) believe there is a large or substantial risk that setting limits on the amount of money spent on betting would drive more people to the unsafe, unregulated black market online. Polling also found almost 56 per cent of punters thought the Government should not set limits on how much money they could bet.

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05 May Health

New figures confirm another drop in problem gambling rates in the UK

New figures released by the Gambling Commission confirm the rates of problem gambling have fallen to 0.2% in the year to March 2022.

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12 Apr Economy

Charities the big winners after the BGC MP Grand National charity bet

Charities up and down the country are in the money after bookies donated thousands to charities after MPs from around the country joined in the Grand National action by placing charity bets.

MPs are champing at the bit for this year’s Grand National

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07 Apr Communities

MPs are champing at the bit for this year’s Grand National

Over 40 MPs from both sides of the House have backed a BGC initiative by placing bets on the world’s greatest steeplechase, The Grand National, which runs on Saturday, to raise money for charity.

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21 Mar Economy

Regulated betting and gaming industry vows to back the Chancellor’s economic recovery plan with investment, jobs and tax revenues - but calls on the Government not to put this at risk in the Gambling Review.

Regulated betting and gaming industry vows to back the Chancellor’s economic recovery plan with investment, jobs and tax revenues - but calls on the Government not to put this at risk in the Gambling Review.

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22 Feb Communities

BGC welcomes new official figures showing low problem gambling rates in the UK but warn ministers to avoid changes that will drive punters to the black market

New figures released today (TUES) by the Gambling Commission confirm the rates of problem gambling remain low – underlining the need to protect “positive progress” from the threat of a growing black market.

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02 Feb Communities

BGC welcomes new Levelling Up whitepaper setting out framework for boosting jobs and opportunity with £20m commitment on skills and training

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council – which represents betting shops, casinos and the online gaming sector – today announces its support for the Government’s Levelling Up agenda by pledging to spend £20m on training and development for staff across the UK each year.

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01 Feb Economy

GAMSTOP to operate ‘Single Customer View’ trial

Betting and Gaming Council have today announced that the ‘Single Customer View’ trial, a new scheme to share data on those most at risk of gambling harm, will be run by the independent not-for-profit national self-exclusion organisation GAMSTOP.

On gambling reform, the Government should ignore the extremists and stick with evidence

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25 Jan Health

On gambling reform, the Government should ignore the extremists and stick with evidence

New figures from a YouGov poll published last week showed that fewer that one in five people would be happy to accept arbitrary checks on their finances, like accessing bank statements and pay cheques, in order to be able to have a bet. These so-called ‘affordability checks’ are just one of a number of measures being discussed as part of the Government's ongoing review of gambling.

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20 Jan Culture

Fewer than one in five punters willing to let Betting Companies carry out strict ‘affordability’ checks amid black market warning

Fewer than one in five punters would be willing to let betting companies access their bank accounts or wage slips in order to have a flutter, a new poll has revealed.

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26 Dec 2021 Health

Betting and Gaming Council says sports sponsorship must go 'hand in hand' with promoting safer gambling

Supporting some of the UK’s most popular sports with millions of pounds in sponsorship funding must go “hand in hand” with promoting safer gambling, the Betting and Gaming Council has declared.

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17 Dec 2021 Health

BGC calls on government to listen to punters' warnings following 'alarming' survey showing vast majority fear stringent spending checks leading to rise in unsafe black market

Betting and Gaming Council chief executive Michael Dugher has called on the Government to “take heed” of punters after a survey showed high levels of opposition to stringent checks on how much they are allowed to spend.

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16 Dec 2021 Communities

New BGC Report highlights contribution the regulated industry makes to communities, the economy and sport

A new report has underlined the significant contribution that the regulated betting and gaming industry makes to communities, the economy and sport.

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16 Dec 2021 Coronavirus

Casinos seek Covid support package alongside hospitality industry if further restrictions are needed

Casinos have highlighted the need for a package of support measures from government if further Covid restrictions are introduced.

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13 Dec 2021 Health

Betting and Gaming Council brings together tech platforms and advertising associations in fresh drive to protect young people from harm

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has formed a cross-industry Ad Tech Forum with the largest online platforms to look at how the latest technology can be used to further protect children and vulnerable people online.

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08 Dec 2021 Health

Betting and Gaming Council calls on Government to put Child Protection 'Front and Centre' of Gambling White Paper

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has called on the Government to put child protection “front and centre” of the forthcoming Gambling White Paper.

Commitment to child protection shows the betting and gaming industry’s determination to raise standards

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06 Dec 2021 Education

Commitment to child protection shows the betting and gaming industry’s determination to raise standards

A year on from the launch of the Government’s Gambling Review, we are now just weeks away from the resulting white paper.

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06 Dec 2021 Culture

BGC welcomes Lucy Powell as new Shadow Secretary Of State For Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Alex Davies-Jones as Shadow Gambling Minister

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Lucy Powell on her appointment as Labour’s new Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

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26 Nov 2021 Economy

BGC announces David Willetts as new Director of Communications and Digital

The Betting and Gaming Council announced today (26 Nov) that David Willetts has been appointed as Director of Communications and Digital.

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18 Nov 2021 Health

Betting And Gaming Council welcomes betting ad opt-out on Facebook

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council have welcomed the news that Facebook are to introduce an opt-out for the vast majority of betting adverts on their platform.

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